Two college students were arrested in Malad for allegedly stealing 10 scooters after they learnt hotwiring scooters from YouTube videos.

After stealing the vehicles, they would park them in isolated places for some days and then sell them. (Representative image)&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspGetty Images

Mumbai: Two college students were arrested in Malad for allegedly stealing 10 scooters. They learnt hotwiring bikes from Youtube videos. The accused have been identified as Avinash Kashid (22), a resident of Charkop, and Rupesh Ghadshi (21), a resident of Malad. They were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Nine thefts were reported in 2018 while the last two-wheeler was stolen on January 1, according to a report in Hindustan Times. The youth committed the crime in the wee hours so that they were caught neither by people nor in CCTV cameras.

After stealing the vehicles, they would park them in isolated places for some days and then sell them. According to a police source, the accused sold at least five bikes by telling the buyers that they would get the documents soon.

Reportedly, 2,960 cases of motor vehicles thefts were filed in Mumbai in 2018, out of which 1,167 were cracked. In 2017, the number of cases reported was 2,636, of which 818 were solved.

George Fernandes, senior police inspector at Malad police station said that the police have recovered nine scooters so far. Six of these were stolen from Malad and one each from Kandivli, Charkop and Borivali. The accused youths have been booked under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and are currently in police custody.

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Mumbai: Youngsters use YouTube to learn hotwiring scooters; go on stealing spreeDescription: Two college students were arrested in Malad for allegedly stealing 10 scooters after they learnt hotwiring scooters from YouTube videos.Times Now